reverberation
re·ver·be·ration
noun
1.
the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped
2.
a remote or indirect consequence of some action
- “his declaration had unforeseen repercussions”
- “reverberations of the market crash were felt years later”
Origin
From Old French reverberation, from Medieval Latin reverberatio. Morphologically reverberate + -ion.
Phrases
- reverberation time
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